TCA: 'Salem' stirs new witches' brew for WGN America

Shane West and Janet Montgomery in "Salem." [For the record, Jan. 13, 11:01 a.m. PST: An earlier version of this caption misidentified Shane West as Shane Black.]

Shane West and Janet Montgomery in "Salem." [For the record, Jan. 13, 11:01 a.m. PST: An earlier version of this caption misidentified Shane West as Shane Black.] (Michele K. Short / WGN)

Greg Braxton

"Salem" carries a warning: Witches are real, but they are not who or what they seem to be.

The drama, which will premiere April 20 on WGN America as its first original series, explores what really fueled the town's infamous witch trials while exploring the dark and supernatural truth behind them.

Set in the late 1600s, "Salem" revolves around an epic romance and "bolder new vision of witches," producers said. In this case, the witches are the witch-hunters.